Week 3 brought us the first game for many new quarterbacks and most of them did not disappoint. Which of these players can repeat their performances and who should you put on your bench in Week 4?

Starts

Daniel Jones, Quarterback, New York Giants

The Duke University product put on a show in Week 3 en route to netting the Giants their first victory of the season. He threw for 336 yards and two scores on 36 passing attempts. He also tacked on 28 yards and two scores with his legs. 

Jones was touted as a Josh Allen clone coming out of college: An inaccurate passer with a nasty deep bal and rushing upside. This report was seemingly on point except for the fact that Jones was deadly-efficient through the air. He averaged 9.3 yards per attempt. Allen has never had such a performance.

Jones now gets the Washington defense. They have allowed three passing touchdowns in every game thus far and no team has scored fewer than 30 points against them. Jones is a lock for anyone reeling from quarterback injuries. 

James Conner, Running Back, Pittsburgh Steelers

James Conner has been nothing but a bust through three weeks of the NFL season. He was drafted by fantasy players in the first round and was supposed to be the bell-cow on a high-powered offense. Now he’s averaging 11.3 carries per game and the Pittsburgh offense is hamstrung by the loss of Ben Roethlisberger.

Conner’s season-long outlook is grim but Cincinnati should give his owners a brief reprieve. The Bengals have given up a league-high four scores on the ground and 414 rushing yards, a mark that trails only the Dolphins. Conner’s backups have combined for nine total carries on the season compared to his 34. Pittsburgh is still relying on Conner when they do run and this game sets up for him to do a lot of running. There’s no better “Get Right Game” for a running back than a visit from Cincy.

Terry McLaurin, Wide Receiver, Washington

Terry McLaurin has done everything a rookie needs to do to prove that he should be in your fantasy lineup. He has five catches a score in every one of his three NFL matches. He’s also been racking up volume. McLaurin’s 368 air yards are seventh in the NFL. 

His opponent, the Giants, just got torched by Mike Evans and the Buccaneers. McLaurin is officially and every week starter.

T.J. Hockenson, Tight End, Detroit Lions

The rookie tight end dominated in Week 1 to the tune of 131 yards and a score on nine catches. Since then, Hockenson has caught two balls for eight yards.

He’s still been getting the requisite volume of a viable tight end play though. Hockenson has seven targets in the last two games. Now he gets to play the Kansas City Chiefs, in a game with a 53.5-point total. No game has a total with even 50 points this week. 

The Chiefs have also been crushed by tight ends this season. They have allowed the most targets (38) and receptions (26) to the position while giving up the fourth-most yards (232). 

Sits

Stefon Diggs, Wide Receiver, Minnesota Vikings

The new-look Vikings offense has completely sunk Stefon Digg’s fantasy value. Minnesota is passing on a league-low 38.7% of their plays and are averaging 56 plays per game, third-fewest in the NFL. 

On top of all of this, Diggs is currently sitting at a 19% target shared compared to Adam Thielen’s 25%. Unless Minnesota is projected to be in an incredible shootout, Diggs can safely be benched.

O.J. Howard, Tight End, Tampa Bay Buccaneers

In Week 3, against the Giants, O.J. Howard showed some signs of life, going for three catches and 66 yards. He did this on four targets. 

Howard had his best performance of the year so far against a porous Giants defense, as will many other tight ends throughout the season.

If his ceiling continues to be four to five targets with a floor of no targets, Howard doesn’t have the high-end range of outcomes to justify his basement-level floor. It’s time to see if Will Dissly is still on waivers.

Mitchell Trubisky, Quarterback, Chicago Bears

Before Monday night Mitchell Trubsiky had 348 yards, no scores, and one interception through the air. He was averaging less than five adjusted yards per attempt. Washington can make any passer look good, even Mitch.

Now he has to play a stout Minnesota Vikings defense that is backed by the league’s leading rusher, Dalvin Cook, grinding out the clock and limiting his opposing offense’s total plays. Minnesota has also allowed the 12th-fewest points to opposing passers. 

The total of this game is also the lowest of the slate at 38 points. If you played Trubisky in Week 3, take your money and leave the table. If you didn’t don’t chase the other guy’s money with yours.

Duke Johnson, Running Back, Houston Texans

Getting traded to Houston was supposed to be a godsend for the odd man out in Cleveland. Instead, Duke Johnson is trapped with a quarterback who moves out of the pocket and looks deep instead of trying to check down. Plus, Johnson can’t even take advantage of Deshaun Watson clearing out running lanes because Houston doesn’t run the ball with him. Carlson Hyde is their primary rusher. 

In his previous two games, Johnson has averaged five touches while taking the field for less than half of the Texan’s snaps. 

Unless Houston’s deployment of Johnson drastically changes, he’s not worth a roster spot, let alone a starting spot, on fantasy teams.